Originally Posted by rickair7777

Here's a little insight...

If someone with checking authority (ie fed, DPE, check airman) deviates very far from the accepted script they've already decided that you're going to pass or that they're not going to veto you.

If someone fails (even a justified failure) when there were shenigans occurring or the event was off-script, that student now has ammo to make waves and nobody wants to deal with that.

When a checking event gets off track, I know I can relax...